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Tag Archives: United Empire Loyalists
This week’s crème de la crème — May 11, 2024
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blog postsDocumenting Loyalists in the Family Tree: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 U.S. Resources and Part 4 Canadian Resources by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Discovering my … Continue reading
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Tagged bloggers, British Home Children, DNA, family history writing, Franco-Americans, Ireland, Loyalists, Netherlands, Russia, Scotland, United Empire Loyalists, writing
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 4, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsArchives150: origins of LAC by Glenn Wright on Anglo-Celtic Connections. “Were my ancestors UEL?” by Sara Chatfield on Library and Archives Canada Blog. World War II Records Digitized by Amanda R. Pritchard on … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, DNA Painter, England, FindAGrave, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, Loyalists, military, negatives, Netherlands, newspapers, Poland, scanning, UEL, United Empire Loyalists, United States, WWII
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This week’s crème de la crème — April 16, 2022
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsLibrary and Archives Canada now offers Monday – Friday service and LAC Departmental Plan 2022-23 by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New Brunswick’s Loyalist Experiment: Examining the Lives of William Burtis, Robert … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950 US census, blog writing, burials, Google Translate, headstones, Italy, LAC, Library and Archives Canada, Loyalists, military, New Brunswick, New England, Quebec, United Empire Loyalists
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 20, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsNew Brunswick Loyalist Journeys: Meet the Loyalist Youth by Leah Grandy on Atlantic Loyalist Connections. The Italians at BAnQ by Jacques Gagné on Genealogy Ensemble. Archives Online – Maps and Plans on … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950 US census, Ancestry, Belarus, blog writing, DNA, Findmypast, Ireland, legacy, Loyalists, methodology, MyHeritageDNA, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine, United Empire Loyalists, United States, workhouse
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This week’s crème de la crème — November 13, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsCharlie Chaplin goes to war — Part II: Going beyond a First World War record for your genealogy research by Emily Potter on Library and Archives Canada Blog. The Loyalists at BAnQ Numérique … Continue reading
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Tagged BAnQ, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, Ireland, Library and Archives Canada, Loyalists, United Empire Loyalists, WATO, WWI
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This week’s crème de la crème — October 30, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsExploring First World War Files online at LAC: A Top 10 List by Linda Yip on Past Presence. Canadiana Serials Update by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. My Visit to the Wellington … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Ancestry, Belgium, British Columbia, Canada, Canadiana, DNA, Findmypast, Holocaust, Ireland, Loyalists, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, photos, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Russia, Saskatchewan, Scotland, slavery, United Empire Loyalists, United States, WWI, Yukon
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This week’s crème de la crème — September 25, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsLoyalist Ancestors? Trio of books for Your Reference Library by Linda Stufflebean on Empty Branches on the Family Tree. Niagara Falls (NY) newspaper digitization by John Reid on Anglo-Celtic Connections. New records … Continue reading
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Tagged AncestryDNA, DNA, Family History Library, Ireland, legacy, Loyalists, newspapers, scanning, Scotland, UEL, United Empire Loyalists, United States
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Findmypast webinar on ‘Loyalists and the American Revolution’ on YouTube
One of my favourite speakers Jen Baldwin yesterday gave a 45-minute Facebook Live presentation about Loyalists and the American Revolution, and the recording is available to watch on Findmypast’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. About 7,000 Loyalists went to Britain, … Continue reading
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Tagged Findmypast, Loyalists, United Empire Loyalists
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This week’s crème de la crème — June 26, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsGetting a Sense of Community through the Community Stories Collection by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Vital Records Newly Available by Diane Boumenot on One Rhode Island Family. Arizona: Digitized County Histories … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, DNA, DNA Painter, enslaved, GenealogyBank, Ireland, Loyalists, methodology, newspapers, Newspapers.com, Rhode Island, United Empire Loyalists, yDNA
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This week’s crème de la crème — May 15, 2021
Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsWorking for the Government: Federal Civil Service Lists on Canadiana by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Census and history: Four blog posts to read before you start your research on … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Canadiana, census, DNA, Franco-Americans, Germany, Ireland, Loyalists, photos, United Empire Loyalists, United States
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